jabbahutt
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 posted on 10/8/07 at 06:59 AM |
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Indy with polo rad
Morning
Just finishing off the plumbing on a pinto Indy with a polo rad.
What have you guys done about the small take off at the top of the rad. I was considering joining it to a t piece where the the thermostat pipes back
to the expansion bottle.
Is this required or can I just blank it off? If you've blanked it off how do you get rid off any air at the top of the rad?
thanks
Nigel
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nick205
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 07:46 AM |
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I cut the small outlet pipe off flush with the body of the rad and sealed it with a stainless self tapper, PTFE tape and a fibre washer under the
head. It hasn't leaked so far and no problems with air in the rad either.
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v8kid
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 08:48 AM |
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I puta bit of hoze over it with a bolt in the end. When filling just take the hoze off untill all the air is out.
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James
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 08:52 AM |
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For about 70p I bought one of the Ford rubber blanking nipples that's used on the little extra pipe off the thermostat. Possibly on EFI
Pinto'd cars.
With a little filing of the rad's pipe (but leaving enough so there was still a tiny ridge of flange) this just fitted inside the nose cone.
Hope that makes sense,
James
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jabbahutt
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 09:48 AM |
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Many thanks for the help, at least that makes my plumbing routes more simple
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